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YWCA Hamilton celebrates Therapeutic Recreation Staff

Posted on 1 April 20215 April 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Developmental Services

Therapeutic Recreation is an essential part of the programming we offer here at YWCA Hamilton. But what exactly is it? […]

YWCA Ontario 2021 Provincial Budget Analysis

Posted on 26 March 20217 April 2021 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured Post

YWCA Ontario 2021 Provincial Budget Analysis Ontario Fails To Deliver On “She-covery” Efforts March 26, 2021 The province has […]

Applications for the 2021 Olga Cloke Bursary now open

Posted on 25 March 2021 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured PostTagged Olga Cloke Bursary

Are you a young woman entering starting post-secondary studies in 2021? You could be eligible for a $750 bursary from [...]

YWCA Hamilton welcomes a Period Pop-Up pantry to MacNab Street

Posted on 22 March 202122 March 2021 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured Post

When Covid-19 hit, Rita Audi and Meghna Varambally knew they wanted to do something to help the community. A year […]

Why women should work in construction: YWCA Hamilton celebrates Women in Construction Week

Posted on 11 March 202111 March 2021 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured PostTagged Reskilling Program, Women in trades

More than 80 percent of jobs in the construction industry are held by men – and Lorraine Kearsey-Carter wants to [...]

YWCA Hamilton celebrates our 2021 Women of Distinction

Posted on 5 March 20215 March 2021 Posted in Events, Home Page Featured PostTagged Women of Distinction

Wow! What a night! On Thursday evening, we welcomed over 800 households and more than 1,000 to YWCA Hamilton’s first-ever [...]

Statement from Denise Christopherson, CEO, on allegations of sexual misconduct in the Hamilton restaurant industry

Posted on 25 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, NewsTagged Gender-Based Violence

On behalf of the entire team at YWCA Hamilton, I would like to address recent reports in the Hamilton Spectator […]

A new chapter for YWCA Hamilton’s MacNab Street building

Posted on 18 February 202119 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, News

Since Covid-19 hit almost exactly one year ago, every organization has had to face serious questions about how it operates, […]

YWCA Hamilton’s new Join program offers wraparound services for newcomers, youth, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community

Posted on 14 January 202126 March 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Immigration & Settlement Services

We are excited to introduce a new program designed specifically to help newcomer women, youth and 2SLGBTQ+ youth meet all [...]

You know her! Nominate her for YWCA Hamilton’s 2021 Women of Distinction Awards

Posted on 7 January 202126 March 2021 Posted in Events, Home Page Featured PostTagged Women of Distinction

We all know an amazing woman who has stepped up in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Let her know [...]

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